E-Books →The Art of Reinforcement Learning Fundamentals, Mathematics, and Implementations with Python

This book also delves into advanced topics, including distributed reinforcement learning, curiosity-driven exploration, and the famous AlphaZero algorithm, providing readers with a detailed account of these cutting-edge techniques.
With a focus on explaining algorithms and the intuition behind them, The Art of Reinforcement Learning includes practical source code examples that you can use to implement RL algorithms. Upon completing this book, you will have a deep understanding of the concepts, mathematics, and algorithms behind reinforcement learning, making it an essential resource for AI practitioners, researchers, and students.
What You Will Learn
Grasp fundamental concepts and distinguishing features of reinforcement learning, including how it differs from other AI and non-interactive machine learning approachesModel problems as Markov decision processes, and how to evaluate and optimize policies using dynamic programming, Monte Carlo methods, and temporal difference learningUtilize techniques for approximating value functions and policies, including linear and nonlinear value function approximation and policy gradient methodsUnderstand the architecture and advantages of distributed reinforcement learningMaster the concept of curiosity-driven exploration and how it can be leveraged to improve reinforcement learning agentsExplore the AlphaZero algorithm and how it was able to beat professional Go playersWho This Book Is For
Machine learning engineers, data scientists, software engineers, and developers who want to incorporate reinforcement learning algorithms into their projects and applications.